Tag Archives: interior design

Cyborg Culture… Richard Symons Art

No matter if you are a steampunk adept, an aspiring cyborg, or just a lover of disembodied hands used in home decor (that would be me), London-based artist and prop maker Richard Symons has just the thing you need. With cogs, … Continue reading

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Curious Experiments… RH’s Chemistry Cloches

I have featured Restoration Hardware before, and I’m doing it again because their offer of awesome items just keeps growing. This time, my eye was drawn to a combination of two things I love: curiosity cabinets and science. The “Chemistry … Continue reading

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Baroque ‘N’ Roll… Jimmy Martin Furniture

The designer duo Jimmie Karlsson and Martin Nihlmar -known as “Jimmie Martin”- produces a range of “antique” furniture with an interesting twist. Their hand-painted decorations and funky paintjobs turn “antique style” pieces into modern eye-catchers… Their work is purposefully tacky, … Continue reading

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Dream Yourself A World… Sculptural Lamps

These are fully functional lamps, but they could easily pass for purely decorative sculpture… The concept of “Dreamworlds” as they are called was invented by Dutch artist Marij Van der Ham. I came upon her work through a former student … Continue reading

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Tail Lights… The Bunny Light

The Bunny Light is an adorable white porcelain rabbit with a LED lightbulb for a tail. I think that says enough… (noticed the words “adorable” and “rabbit”? That’s what I mean.) It’s available from Suck UK, and for 60 dollars … Continue reading

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The Industrial Revolution Comes To Your House

So, you thought the industrial revolution had passed? You were wrong. Australian designers bring the good old-fashioned industrial look back to your house with their re-fashioned and re-furbished furniture. The materials all come from various industries and all of them … Continue reading

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Light up the laboratory… Labware Lights

I fell in love with these beauties back when I was still at the university, and my ideal home was a giant laboratory (it STILL is that, for the record, but the odds of my getting it are slightly diminished)… … Continue reading

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Guilty Reading Pleasure Exposed… Cheeseboy’s Book Cover Posters

I must say, I love those vintage pulp novels. They are like B-movies; they are so bad that they’re actually awesome. I have quite a few, so when I came across Cheeseboy’s poster collection on Etsy I couldn’t resist. He … Continue reading

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The Illusionist’s Cabinet… Hide & Seek

The Hide & Seek illusion cabinet by Florent Coirier is an ingenious piece of furniture… It seems to have an open side, but this is an illusion. The box is closed with a lid and lined with fabric; the illusion … Continue reading

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Time Out! The Wisteria Timer Stool

You don’t want to know how long I have wanted to post this marvelous invention… The Time Out Timer Stool by Wisteria is the perfect way to time the punishment period of brutal kids… And it makes a lovely addition … Continue reading

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